Wrocław is one of the Polish cities where authorities are pushing for a clean transport zone. However, this is not the end of the bureaucrats’ ideas.
As opponents of the Clean Transport Zone concept point out, its creation will impact owners of combustion cars. Especially among the less wealthy who drive older cars for financial reasons. It’s entirely possible that this won’t be the last disruption officials have planned for drivers.
Entrance fees to the city center?
According to Interia.pl, the administrative authorities are considering introducing fees for access to the city center. Initial information from local press centers shows that the new system would operate 24 hours a day.
“The money would be collected not instead of, but within the newly created zone, meaning that drivers would not only have to comply with the SCT requirements, but also pay any trips to the center of the capital of Lower Silesia out of their own pocket should pay. ” the automotive section of the website Interia.pl said.
“Interestingly, additional fees for access to the center of Wrocław are (at least officially) the idea of one of the residents, who sent a letter to the City Hall on this issue. He emphasized that such a solution would reduce traffic congestion on the roads. the streets of the city and… solve problems with “pollution due to exceeding standards” – points out the portal PCh24.pl, which also deals with the topic of STC.
Clean Transport Zone (STC) in Wrocław. Three phases
Wrocław is a leader in implementing controversial regulations for drivers.
In November, the media reported on this issue that the plan to introduce STC in the capital of Lower Silesia was divided into three phases of five years. In the first phase, from 2025 to 2030, vehicles of residents of the zone should be exempted from the border requirements regarding tailpipe emission standards:
Phase 1 (2025) – the zone will be closed to petrol cars that do not meet the Euro 3 emissions standard (from 2001) and diesel cars that do not meet the Euro 4 emissions standard (from 2006),
Phase 2 (2030) – increasing the limit for petrol engines to Euro 4 (from 2006) and for diesel engines to Euro 5 (from 2010),
Phase 3 (2035) – increasing the limit for petrol engines to Euro 5 (from 2011) and for diesel engines to Euro 6 (from 2014).
For the first five years of the STC’s validity, vehicles belonging to people living in the zone would be exempt from entry restrictions, the article’s author recalls.
As Interia announced at the time, STC in Wrocław will cover 6%. area of the city, where 22.5% are registered. residents of Wrocław.
Source: Do Rzeczy
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